Belly Utility
No failure report names the belly utility. 2 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement belly utility, Airfilm Camera Systems holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a belly utility and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a belly utility:
For these models most: Bell 407 (1), Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (1), Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airfilm Camera Systems | Belly Utility Mount AP350UM02 | AP350UM02 | Airbus Helicopters AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1 | 2018-02-25 | current |
| Airfilm Camera Systems | Belly Utility Mount AP206UM02 | AP206UM02 | Bell 206, 206A, 206B | 2018-02-25 | current |
Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.